Check Out These Tips on How to Capture Killer Images on a Safari from a Nikon Pro (VIDEO)

Here’s a fun how-to video that’s part travelogue and part tutorial, which you should definitely check out if you want to photograph wildlife on a safari. In the 10-minute clip, London-based freelance photographer Tom Archer interviews Alex Stead, who is best known for his popular Instagram page, @nikon_photography_.

Yes, as that handle suggests, Stead is a serious Nikon pro with over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, who also knows a thing or two about travel and wildlife photography. Archer and Stead filmed the video on location in the Serengeti where they had just returned from a photography safari. During their adventure, they take a hot air balloon ride to photograph lions, hippos, giraffes and other animals from the air.

Here’s a rundown of their safari photography tips, which they elaborate on in the video: